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FRANK w. BEOKWITH, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF r HENRY w.FAIRBANK, or SAME PLACE.

HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,239, dated July 14,1885. Application filed March 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK W. BEOKWITH, of Detroit, in the county ofWayne and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Hinges; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in theconstruction of corher-hinges for trunks; and it consists in thepeculiar combinations and the construction and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a corner.

of a trunk provided with my improved hinge. Fig. 2 is a section ontheline an ac, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a'detail showing the inner faces of thetwo leaves in perspective and the pintle removed. Fig. 4 is a verticalsection through the hinges,

open.

' In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,A B represent the F is the pin, preferably made of malleable iron,which, when the two parts of the hinge are engaged, is inserted beneaththe hookknuckles 0 and E and in front of the hookstud D, while the endsof the pin rest upon the leaf B.

To prevent the accidental displacement of the pin after it has beeninserted in the hinge, I provide such pin with an arm, G, which isturned down upon the leaf B, and said arm is then bent so as to engagewith ahook-stop, a,

. upon the face of the leaf.

It will be observed that the double hook E is cut away sufficientlybetween the hooks so as to allow the hinge to open at right anglesopened.

In practice the parts A B are rigidly setop of the trunk from fallingclear back when cured to the top and body of the trunk in the usualmanner, so that when the cover is placed on top of the body the twoparts of the hinges will engage.- The pin is then inserted and securedas described.

pin can readily be removed by disengaging it from the lock,andwithdrawn, when the cover can be removed.

If desired, a hole may be made in the arm of the pin,to be broughtcoincident with a hole in the leaf below, through which anail can bedriven.

If desired, the pin may be made straight and have a hole in its endthrough which to drive a nail for the purpose of securing the pin,without departing from the spirit of my in vention;buttheconstructionherein described I consider the most preferable.

WVhat I claim as my invention isk 1. A hinge consisting of the leaves AB,

provided with suitable knn'cklesfl) E, in combination with a removablepin, F, provided with an arm, G, and stop a, substantially as l 1 andfor the purposes described.

2. A hinge consisting of the plates AB, provided with the knuckles O Eand stud-hook D, in combination with a removable pin, F, adapted to belooked upon one of the leaves,

substantially as and for the purposes specified.

' FRANK w. BEOKWITH.

Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. J. SoULLY.

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